Exodus 37:26
in Exodus 37And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
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This verse in Exodus 37
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood
on Exodus 37:25-28
The golden altar has horns like the bronze altar, and 30:10 puts blood on them once a year. By 30:6 it stands in front of the veil, so the priests reach it daily while the ark stays hidden.
This site's exposition
the top and all the sides and horns
The overlay carries out 30:3 on every face. Of the carried pieces, the ark, the table and this altar are wood wholly overlaid with pure gold. Exodus 38:30 names the courtyard altar the bronze altar by the metal that covers it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Tho' here was a table furnished, it was only with shew- bread, bread to be looked upon, not to be fed upon, while it was on the table, and afterwards only by the priests: but to the table Christ has spread in the new covenant all good Christians are invited guests, and to them it is said, Eat, O friends, come eat of my bread.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְצַ֨ף | vaytzaf | and he overlaid | H6823 → | 47 times |
| אֹת֜וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זָהָ֣ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| טָה֗וֹר | tahor | pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גַּגּ֧וֹ | gago | top its | H1406 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קִירֹתָ֛יו | kirotav | sides its | H7023 → | |
| סָבִ֖יב | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קַרְנֹתָ֑יו | karnotav | horns its | H7161 → | 76 times |
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | for <the> it | ||
| זֵ֥ר | zer | a molding of | H2213 → | 10 times |
| זָהָ֖ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| סָבִֽיב׃ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
וַיְצַ֨ףand he overlaid
vaytzafH6823 →47 times
אֹת֜וֹ<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
זָהָ֣בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
טָה֗וֹרpure
tahorH2889 →94 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גַּגּ֧וֹtop its
gagoH1406 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
קִירֹתָ֛יוsides its
kirotavH7023 →
סָבִ֖יבall around
savivH5439 →336 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
קַרְנֹתָ֑יוhorns its
karnotavH7161 →76 times
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
ל֛וֹfor <the> it
lo
זֵ֥רa molding of
zerH2213 →10 times
זָהָ֖בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
סָבִֽיב׃all around
savivH5439 →336 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.